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w. A. HUTTON Filedsebt". 5. 1925 HEAT INSULATING WALL LINING FORBUILDINGS Dec. 14, 1926..

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WILLIS AB RUM HU'ITON, 0F MELEOSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEAT-INSULATING WALL LINING FOR BUILDINGS.

Application filed September a, 1925. Serial No. 54,2(51.

The invention relates to a building frame, the walls of which arecomposed of parallel stud members and sheathing members fixed thereto.The stud members may be vertical studs, horizontal floor beams, orinclined rafters. andthe sheathing members may be wall sheathingattached to vertical studs, horizontal floor boards attached to floorbeams. or roof boards attached to inclined rafters.

The building may be a refrigerating structure enclosed in an outerbuilding.

The invention is embodied in a heat-insulating wall lining, composed ofa plurality of vacuum-enclosing boxes, adapted to be arranged in acontinuous row between two adjacent parallel frame members and to beattached thereto and fill the space therebetween, so that avacuum, ortospeak more accurately, a partial Vacuum, is maintained between theadjacent stud members and beside the sheathing members of the wall.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speeification,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a vac: uum-enclosing box constitutinga member or unit of my improved lining.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side View, lookis a section' on line 3-?3- ofing toward the inner side of a wall provided with my improved lining.

Figure 5 1s a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4. r

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Figurea The wall shown by thedrawings includes arallel frame members 12, such as the ,up-, rightstuds ofa vertical wall, and enclosing members such as the sheathingboards 13, attached to, and extending across the spaces between adjacent'studs, the sheathing boards and. studs forming elongated recessesreceiving the lining in which my invention is embodied. Such lining iscomposed of a p1u'-. 'rality of vacuum-enclosing boxes 14, from whichair is exhausted, to produce a partial vacuum. Each box'is composed ofmetal, such as tinned 11011, an alloy, z ne or galvanized iron, and isof such orm that a plurality'of box'es may be arr nged in a continuousrow between the members 12, and

practically fill the width and length of the. space or recess formed bysaid members 12 and 13. Any suitable means may. be provided -to preventthe boxes from collapsing under atmospheric pressure Each box hasparallel oppositely projecting flanges 15, 15, adapted to overlap and beattached to the members12, said flanges having holes 16, adapt-ed toreceive fasteners 17, driven into the members 12. Air-excluding jointsare formed by the members 12 and the flanges 15, as indicated by Figure6. Each box has an i'ntermediate'flange 18, projecting from one of itsedges between the flanges 15, and adapted to be overlapped by an edgeportion of'an adjoining box, so that other air-excluding joints areformed by said intermediate flanges and overlapping edge portions, asindicated by Figure 5. It will now be seen that the flanges 15constitute elements of means for securing the boxes to frame members 12,and means packingsthe joints between the members 12 and 13. and that theintermediate flanges 18 constitute means for packing thejoints betweenadjoining boxes.

The boxes are m all cases proportionedthe recesses andbear on themembers 13.

It will also be seen, particularly by reference to Figures 4 and 5, thatthe proximate edge walls of the several boxes are abutted together,while the intermediate edge walls, or those at right angles to theproximate edge walls, have close contact with the adjacent sides of thestud members 12, so that the row forms a practically continuous oruninterrupted heat-insulating filling, coextensive with the recess, bothcrosswise of the recess as shown by Figure 6, and lengthwise'thereofaslshown by Figure'5. The heat insulation' afforded by the partialvacuum in the boxes is therefore interrupted only by the minute crevicesat the joints formed by said.

abutted walls. This interruption is so inconsiderable, that theadmission of air between adjacent boxes is not detrimental. Saidinterruption is reduced and rendered entirely negligible by the singleintermediate flanges 18, one of which is provided on the back wall ofeach box, the flange 18 of each box overlapping a portion of the backwall of the next box. and closing the crevice at the joint formed by theabutted proximate edge Walls.

I claim:

1. In a heat-insulating wall, the combination of spaced parallel studmembers, and a series of rectangular shaped partially exhausted airtight boxes extending lengthwise of the space between each pair of studmembers, each box having relatively narrow edge .walls, two of whichcont-act throughout their length with the stud members, and back andfront walls of relatiyely greater area, one of which projects beyond thebody of the box forming flanges which overlap the stud members, the edgewalls of adjoining boxes that extend across the space between two studsabutting throughout their length to provide a practically continuous oruninterrupted elongated heat-insulating filling coextensive in area withthe space between two stud members.

2. In a heat-insulatlng wall, the combination of spaced parallel studmembers, a series of rectangular shaped partially exhausted air tightboxes extending lengthwise of the space between each pair of studmembers, each box having relativel narrow edge walls, two of whichcontact tiroughout their length with the stud members, and back andfront walls of relatively greater area, one of which projects beyond thebody of the box forming flanges which overlap the stud members, and aninteri-nediate flange connecting said stud engaging flanges, the edgewalls of adjoining boxes that extend across the space between twostudsabutting throughout their length,

and the joint between said abutting faces bemg overlapped by theaforesaid intermediate flange of the next box 1n the series.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIS ABRUM HUTTON.

